The Vinyl Factory now has two London venues. Soho is available for hire and Chelsea is for exhibitions organised by The Vinyl Factory. Click on the tabs above for more information.
The Vinyl Factory now has two London venues. Soho is available for hire and Chelsea is for exhibitions organised by The Vinyl Factory. Click on the tabs above for more information.
Vinyl Factory Chelsea is the newest addition to the Vinyl factory network of galleries. Located in the exclusive Walton street, it features 2000 sq ft of gallery space where music meets art.
The Vinyl Factory Gallery is situated in the heart of Chelsea, London.
By Tube: The South Kensington tube station (Circle, Piccadilly and District lines) is the nearest at less than 480 metres from the venue.
By Car: From the A4, follow general signs to South Kensington. If coming from Hammersmith, go down Gloucester Road and turn left onto Old Brompton Road. At the end of the road turn right onto Peltham Street, follow it and turn left. The Walton Street will be on your next right. If coming from London City, head up Victoria Street and turn right onto A302. Continue straight ahead onto A3217 and proceed until you see Sydney Street (B304) on your right. Turn onto it and turn right onto Fulham Road at the end. Follow the road and turn right onto Draycott Ave. The Walton Street will be on your first left turn.
The Vinyl Factory Soho is located in London W1 and covers approximately 6,000 sq ft. The main gallery space is 4,500 sq ft in size, with white walls and pillars and a painted concrete floor. In its earlier life it was a workshop for cars and as such has some very unusual features.
The Vinyl Factory event space is located in Soho, London W1 and covers approximately 6,000 sq ft.
The main gallery space is 4,500 sq ft in size, with white walls and pillars and a painted concrete floor. In it’s earlier life it was a workshop for cars and as such has some very unusual features. Natural lighting comes through glass pavement blocks which cover approximately a quarter of the ceiling.
We also have a smaller studio area, approximately 1,250 sq ft, with exposed red brick walls with a wooden floor.
Both rooms are available for hire and are suitable for exhibitions, presentations, trade and fashion shows, press days, launch parties and much more.
The Vinyl Factory Gallery space really has to be seen to be believed…
The Vinyl Factory has two rooms – the gallery and the studio.
The gallery is approximately 450sqm and holds a maximum of 260 people. The studio is approximately 116sqm and can hold up to 110 (if hired on it’s own or 60 if hired in conjunction with the main gallery). Total venue capacity is 260-320. We also have two entrances – Phonica @ 51 Poland Street and Vinyl Factory head office @ The Courtyard, 16-18 Marshall St. The former is used for both day and evening events but the latter only for day time press show-type events.
Regarding hire costs, our price structure (exclusive of VAT) is as follows…
| AREA | SET-UP/DAY | EVENT/DAY | LATE OPENING (AFTER 6PM) |
| Rear studio | £750.00 | £1,500.00 | £750.00 |
| Main gallery | £2,000.00 | £4,000.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Combined space | £2,500.00 | £5,000.00 | £1,250.00 |
Please also note that…
(a) when set-up is the same day as the event, we charge the event day rate.
(b) due to council restrictions, loading/unloading can only be carried out 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
(c) for all bookings where the event runs upto/past 6pm, we provide the morning after the event for de-rig at no charge.
(d) we require a damage deposit of £1,000 (no VAT). This is refunded post-event subject to there being no damages to the venue.
(e) we do not offer half day or evening-only hire but offer discounts to any bookings for more than 3 days.
Further venue info…
Opening times: 08.00 – 23.00
Loading/Unloading times: 08.00 – 18.00 (Mon to Sat) – no evenings
Loading access: via The Courtyard, 16-18 Marshall St, W1F 7BE
Venue entrances: 51 Poland St (day or evening) and 16-18 Marshall St (day only)
Max venue capacity: 320 (260 main gallery and 60 studio)
Power supply: 100 Amp 3-phase/single phase and 80 Amp 3-phase/single phase
Communications: 24mb broadband line with wi-fi in both rooms
Toilets: 7 cubicles (1 disabled) and a mens urinal
Security: Metal shutters and intruder alarm
Fire detection and control: Fire alarm with automatic water sprinklers
Parking: http://www.westminster.gov.uk/soho-cp
For further information, please contact Antony Hill on +44 (0)20 7025 1385 or e-mail antony.hill@thevinylfactory.com
The Vinyl Factory is suitable for exhibitions, presentations, trade and fashion shows, press days, launch parties and much more. Since it’s opening in 2003, the following impressive line-up of companies have used the Vinyl Factory:
Adidas / Agnes B / All Saints / Arcadia Group / Argos / The Arts Council Of England / ASOS.com / BAA / BBC / Blyk / Boden / The Body Shop / Boxfresh / British Home Stores / Caterham Cars / Caterpillar / Channel Four / Converse / Courvoisier / Current TV / Debenhams / Diesel / Dockers / Dyson / Eastpak / EMI Records / Freemans / Freesat / Gillette / Glastonbury Festival / Google / Habitat / Harveys / House Of Fraser / IPC Magazines / Island Records / ITV / John Lewis / Kookai / Lands End / Lee Jeans / Levi Jeans / Live Nation / L’Oreal / M&C Saatchi / Margin / Marks & Spencer / Mini / Miss Selfridge / Monsoon / Morrisons / Mothercare / MTV / Muji / Net-A-Porter / Next / Nike / Nokia / O2 / Oasis / Orange / Osman Yousefzada / Puma / QVC / Raindance Film Festival / Reebok / Reiss / Schuh / Silent Night / Skillset / Sony Music / Smirnoff / SpaceNK / Sure Girl / T-Mobile / Tesco / Tiger Beer / Tommy Hilfiger / Top Shop / Trouble TV / Uniqlo / Universal Pictures / Urban Art Official / Vauxhall Motors / Versace / Waitrose / Warehouse / Warner Music / Wonderbra / Woolworths / Yves Saint Laurent / X-Box / XL Recordings
The Vinyl Factory Gallery is situated in the heart of Soho, London. It has two entrances, one through Phonica Records on Poland Street and the other near Foubert’s Place on Marshall Street.
By Tube: The Oxford Circus tube station (Central, Bakerloo and Victoria lines) is the nearest at less than 250 metres from the venue.
By Train: The closest mainline railway station is Charing Cross, which is approximately 1 km from the venue.
By Car: From the M40/A40, follow general signs to Oxford Circus. If coming from Portland Place, go down Regent Street (A4201) and turn left onto Great Marlborough Street and proceed for 0.2 miles. If coming from Piccadilly Circus, head up Regent Street and turn right onto Great Marlborough Street. Continue straight ahead onto Noel Street and proceed for 0.1 miles. Turn right onto Berwick Street proceed for 0.2 miles. Then turn right onto Broadwick Street and proceed for 0.1 miles. Finally, turn right onto Marshall Street and proceed for 0.1 miles until you see an archway on the right leading through to the rear of the Poland Street Car Park.
Coming by car? You can park securely and conveniently in Westminster City Council’s Soho Car Park right next door (to the Phonica entrance). The car park is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week and is covered by 24 hour CCTV. Use this link www.westminster.gov.uk/soho-cp to find out more about the car park’s facilities and rates. To prebook simply use this link for a guaranteed space as well as an online discount: www.westminster.gov.uk/onlinebooking
